The New Austonian

Last night, I made the 2nd of our Dream Dinners meals. The meal we picked was Mexican Meatballs. I bought a few sides, so I added the Almond Green Beans. I had also cut up some strawberries, which were a nice addition to the meal. For the meatballs, I opened the ground beef and mixed it with the season mix. I used my portion scoop to make them into 16 meatballs. I placed the meatballs in a greased glass baking dish. I poured the BBQ salsa sauce on top, covered with aluminum foil, and baked at 375 for 35 minutes. After the initial bake, I uncovered the meatballs and baked them for another 10 minutes. During this time, I heated up a skillet and toasted the almonds for two minutes. I added the butter/spice mix and green beans and cooked them 5 minutes. Everything finished at the same time and we were ready to eat. I liked the meatballs, but it felt like they were missing something. I thought they might be spicier. We decided that the meat would be great as taco or nachos. I did love the green beans. The almonds and seasoned butter gave them a great flavor. This was another good meal and I look forward to trying more.